PassportUSA

What PassportUSA does

PassportUSA is the international healthcare staffing program of Health Carousel International (legal entity: Health Carousel, LLC), a Cincinnati, Ohio-based private company founded in 2004. The program recruits internationally trained registered nurses (and to a lesser extent physical therapists and medical technologists) from at least eight source countries including the Philippines, India, Zimbabwe, UAE, Norway, Canada, Zambia, and Palestine, and places them at US acute care hospitals across all 50 states. PassportUSA covers all immigration costs for candidates, including EB-3 visa filing fees, and does not charge the healthcare professionals themselves; revenue is generated by charging client healthcare facilities for staffing services. The platform operates as a managed service with a guided candidate journey spanning NCLEX preparation, credentials verification via partners such as CGFNS International, VisaScreen certificate assistance, visa filing, and deployment to US facilities, supported by dedicated advisors (IDAs and IPAs). Health Carousel Philippines, Inc. operates as a wholly-owned regional recruitment subsidiary.

The business is supported by significant industry credentials: PassportUSA holds the Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval, is a Certified Ethical Recruitment Firm under the Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices, is a founding member of the American Association of International Healthcare Recruitment (AAIHR), and is a partner with the Slave-Free Alliance. It has been named the #1 Largest International Nurse Staffing Firm in the US by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA) in both 2023 and 2024, and has earned ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing Client Satisfaction award for four consecutive years (2021-2024). Over its operating history, the company has placed more than 3,000 healthcare professionals into US roles.

Go-to-market operates on a hybrid motion: candidate acquisition is largely self-serve via the passportusa.com website with marketing support from paid social (Facebook), organic social (Facebook/Instagram/LinkedIn), content marketing, monthly webinars, referrals, and a Global Ambassadors community program. Enterprise sales to US healthcare facilities operates through field sales and partnerships. The technology stack is described as a healthcare staffing and immigration processing platform; no proprietary AI/ML capabilities, patents, or developer-facing integrations were disclosed in the source data. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed, the company has no venture capital or private equity backing identified, and no M&A activity has been recorded.

Name

PassportUSA

Legal name

Health Carousel, LLC

Website

https://passportusa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PassportUSA, a program of Health Carousel International (Cincinnati, OH), is the #1 US international nurse staffing firm per SIA (2023-2024), recruiting and placing internationally trained healthcare professionals at US acute care hospitals via EB-3 visa sponsorship with end-to-end NCLEX, immigration, and credentialing support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Healthcare Staffing

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigration, Visa & Work Authorization Support (HSAKAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Immigration Outsourcing & Managed Services (BPO/RPO for Immigration) (THACAKAM)

Keywords

• International nurse staffing
• Healthcare recruitment
• Immigration visa sponsorship
• Credentials verification services
• NCLEX exam preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Healthcare Staffing Placement Services: PassportUSA, operating as part of Health Carousel International, generates revenue by placing internationally trained healthcare professionals (primarily nurses) at US healthcare facilities. The company covers immigration fees including visa filing costs for candidates and charges healthcare facilities for staffing services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PassportUSA recruits internationally trained nurses and healthcare professionals from outside the U.S., manages the EB-3 visa petition process, supports them through U.S. licensure (NCLEX) preparation, and matches them with U.S. healthcare employers. The service bundles immigration sponsorship, credential evaluation, clinical readiness training, and placement into a single managed engagement for both the candidate and the hiring facility.

Product overview

PassportUSA, operated by Health Carousel International, operates as a comprehensive international healthcare staffing and recruitment service rather than a traditional software product. The company's core offering is the PassportUSA Program, an end-to-end solution that connects internationally trained healthcare professionals—primarily registered nurses, but also physical therapists and medical technologists—with career opportunities at leading US healthcare facilities. The program integrates multiple service modules including visa filing services (EB-3 visas leading to Green Card status), NCLEX preparation resources, credentials verification support, immigration resource guidance, career advancement coaching, and dedicated guided support through Initial Deployment Advisors. The company positions itself as a managed service provider handling the complete candidate journey from initial recruitment through deployment and ongoing career support. PassportUSA's business model focuses on providing a service offering backed by a proprietary support infrastructure rather than a modular software platform with developer-facing integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PassportUSA International Nurse Staffing End-to-end international healthcare staffing service that recruits nurses from outside the U.S., manages the EB-3 visa petition, verifies foreign credentials, prepares candidates for U.S. clinical practice and the NCLEX-RN exam, and matches them with U.S. healthcare employers.

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American Association of International Healthcare Recruitment (AAIHR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth Carousel International is a founding member of AAIHR, an organization dedicated to promoting ethical standards and best practices in international healthcare recruitment.
• Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment PracticescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth Carousel International is a Certified Ethical Recruitment Firm by the Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices, meeting the highest legal and ethical standards in international healthcare recruitment.
• The Joint CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPassportUSA by Health Carousel has achieved The Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission, demonstrating compliance with rigorous healthcare quality and safety standards.
• Slave-Free AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth Carousel International partners with Slave-Free Alliance to ensure ethical recruitment practices and prevent exploitation of healthcare professionals.
• The DAISY FoundationminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPassportUSA partners with The DAISY Award to recognize and celebrate extraordinary nurses who demonstrate compassion and excellence in patient care.
• Health Carousel FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth Carousel Foundation supports the company's mission to improve lives and make healthcare work better through various initiatives.
• Health Carousel Philippines, Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealth Carousel Philippines, Inc. serves as the company's regional recruitment partner for Filipino healthcare professionals, providing local support and candidate processing for the PassportUSA program.
• CGFNS InternationalcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCGFNS (Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools) provides credentials verification services for international nurses. Most US states use CGFNS to verify nursing credentials for NCLEX registration and licensure.
• Pearson VUEcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPearson VUE is the testing company that administers the NCLEX exams. PassportUSA guides candidates through Pearson VUE registration and scheduling for NCLEX testing.
• NCSBNcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) develops and administers the NCLEX exam. PassportUSA helps candidates understand and prepare for NCSBN requirements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• AMN Healthcare: AMN Healthcare is the largest US healthcare staffing company offering international nurse placement via O'Grady Peyton alongside domestic travel nursing, locum tenens, and allied health; directly comparable as a healthcare staffing peer but with a broader portfolio than PassportUSA's international-nurse specialization.
• Maxim Healthcare Staffing: Maxim Healthcare Staffing is a large diversified healthcare staffing and homecare provider with travel nursing and some international placement; comparable as a broad incumbent healthcare staffing peer but with a portfolio broader than PassportUSA's international-nurse focus.
• CHG Healthcare: CHG Healthcare is one of the largest US healthcare staffing firms (CompHealth, Weatherby, RNnetwork) with broad clinical coverage; comparable as a broad incumbent healthcare staffing competitor, though less focused on international nurse immigration sponsorship than PassportUSA.

Direct peers

• Aya Healthcare: Aya Healthcare is one of the largest US travel nursing and international nurse staffing firms, placing nurses from the Philippines and other source countries into US hospitals; directly comparable to PassportUSA on target customer (acute care hospitals), business model (placement + staffing), and international candidate pipeline.
• Connetics USA: Connetics USA specializes in placing internationally trained nurses into US healthcare facilities, providing immigration and licensure support similar to PassportUSA; comparable as a direct international nurse recruitment competitor with a similar EB-3-driven model.
• O'Grady Peyton International (AMN): O'Grady Peyton is AMN Healthcare's international nurse recruitment division placing foreign-trained RNs in US hospitals; directly comparable to PassportUSA's PassportUSA program in both candidate pipeline and hospital placement model.
• Worldwide HealthStaff Solutions: Worldwide HealthStaff Solutions recruits international nurses and allied health professionals for US placement, handling immigration sponsorship and licensure; comparable as a direct competitor focused on international healthcare staffing and EB-3 sponsorship.
• MedPro International: MedPro International places internationally trained healthcare professionals in US facilities with immigration and credentialing support; directly comparable on the international nurse placement model, visa sponsorship, and US hospital focus.

Emerging players

• Trusted Nurse Staffing: Trusted Nurse Staffing is a US travel nursing and international placement firm with focus on Filipino nurses; partially comparable to PassportUSA on international candidate pipeline, though smaller and more travel-nurse oriented.
• Adenium Healthcare Solutions: Adenium Healthcare Solutions is a smaller international healthcare staffing firm placing foreign-trained nurses in US facilities; partially comparable to PassportUSA on the international placement model and target customer base, though at smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/PassportUSACommunity
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/passport-usa
• Instagraminstagram.com/passport.usa
• Xx.com/passportusa

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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